Taiwan's apparel sector continues to move offshore, accelerating in 2005, as additional plants close. One of the new destinations has been Kenya, where Taiwanese investment has provided a major boom to the Kenyan apparel sector. In October, Taiwan's apparel production totaled 924,000 dozen items, representing a year-on-year decline of 18.9 percent and the third lowest monthly output on record.

Cumulative January through October apparel production totaled 9.672 million dozen, reflecting a year-on-year decline of 22.8 percent.

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